‘They kept it secret,’ Simona Halep continues to rant against ITIA’s ‘weird’ verdicts on Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner’s doping cases
Simona Halep missed months on the sidelines because of suspension and returned to court at the Miami Open in March this year. In March only, World No.1 Jannik Sinner failed two drug tests but the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) kept it a secret from everyone until in August they released the report which caused quite a stir in the tennis world.
Halep tested positive for roxadustat at the 2022 US Open and the ITIA imposed a four-year ban on her. The ban was reduced to nine months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after Halep’s appeal.